RMAFC Board: Nigerian Senate Confirms appointment of Oti, Fanda, Egharhevwe 18 others as Commissioners
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointments of 21 federal commissioners for the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission.
The upper legislative chamber confirmed the nominees after Yahaya Abdullahi, senator representing Kebbi north, presented a report.
President Bola Tinubu appointed the nominees in August and therefater sought the senate’s confirmation.
The former majority leader said with these appointments, every state in the country is represented on the RMAFC board.
“That the senate do confirmation of the 21 nominees that makes the commission to be of its full complement,” he said.
“That means every state now has a representation at the board.”
The new commissioners are:
Linda Oti (Abia)
Akpan Effiong (Akwa Ibom)
Enefe Ekene (Anambra)
Prof. Steve Ugba (Benue)
Chief Eyonsa (Cross-River)
Aruviere Egharhevwe (Delta)
Nduka Awuregu (Ebonyi)
Victor Eboigbe (Edo)
Wumi Ogunlola (Ekiti)
Ozo Obodougo (Enugu)
Kabir Mashi (Katsina).
Adamu Fanda (Kano)
Dr. Kunle Wright (Lagos)
Aliyu Abdulkadir (Nasarawa)
Bako Shetima (Niger)
Samuel Durojaye (Ogun)
Nathaniel Adejutelegan (Ondo)
Saad Ibrahim (Plateau)
Modu-Aji Juluri (Yobe)
Bello Garba (Zamfara)
Mohammed Usman (Gombe).
